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Old 04-01-2013, 03:03 PM   #88 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by red6spd View Post
You don't gain much from all wheels being powered in the Rain or light snow or other situations where a Part Time system can not be engaged? Isn't that the whole reasoning behind Subaru's and why they are so good?

My Subaru was great in snow because I was still dogging it, but from a "get to point B" perspective, my Mustang was essentially as good--actually better in deep snow due to increased ground clearance.

The limiting factor is almost always your ability to stop and turn, and very rarely your ability to get moving.

If the snow is deep enough that you can't get going in a Wrangler, you can take half a second to switch to 4 Hi (and likely skip it and go straight to 4lo)
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